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Informationen zum Autor Ladislav Cabada is associate professor at the Metropolitan University, Prague. Sárka Waisová is associate professor at the Metropolitan University, Prague. Klappentext The book focuses on the description and analysis of the historical formation of the Czechoslovak and Czech positions in the international system during the course of the 20th century. The first part of the book presents a brief outline of the history of Czechoslovak foreign policy between the First World War and the end of the Cold War. The authors focus on the key periods and turning points in the role of the small Central European state in the international system as well as on the significant actors formulating Czechoslovak foreign policy from the inside and influencing it from the outside. The second, analytical part of the book focuses on the key issues connected to the change of the position of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic after 1993 in world politics, and on the formulation of Czech foreign policy priorities and strategies in the globalized world after the end of bipolar confrontation. The authors analytically investigate the activities of the Czech Republic in (Central) European regional integration processes and the integration of the state in the global system of development cooperation. A great deal of attention is paid to the key political actors of the Czech foreign policy discussion and their impact on the formulation of foreign policy goals. Special attention is paid to the dilemmas of Czech foreign policy: the hesitation between the role of a small state and a medium power and also the span of Czech foreign policy between Atlanticism, anti-Americanism and Europeanization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. Czech Statehood and the Birth of Czechoslovakia, Ladislav Cabada Chapter 2. The Czechoslovak Republic in the International Politics of the Interwar Period, Ladislav Cabada Chapter 3. From "Munich" to the Renewal of Czechoslovakia, Ladislav Cabada Chapter 4. Czechoslovakia in a Divided Europe: The Formation of Czechoslovak Foreign Policy after WWII and Relations with its Neighbours and Superpowers during the Cold War, Sárka Waisová Chapter 5. Regional Cooperation in Central Europe and Beyond: The Czech Republic as a Member of Regional Organisations, Sárka Waisová Chapter 6. The Czech Republic and Foreign Development Cooperation: from Donor to Recipient and Back, Sárka Waisová Chapter 7. The War on Terror and Dilemmas in Czech Foreign Policy: Atlanticism? Anti-Americanism? Europeanisation?, Sárka Waisová Chapter 8. Dissident Tradition in Czech Foreign Policy: Twenty Years After Still Matters, Sárka Waisová Chapter 9. The Czech Republic and the Humanitarian Challenges of International Politics: An Analysis of the Nature of Czech Foreign Policy, Sárka Waisová Conclusion ...
